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Beta Book Club
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Beta Book Club
November 2, 2023
The Beta Book Club recently watched Scorsese’s big production of Killers of the Flower Moon after reading the book.
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No. 9 Marina donates rescue boat to Eufaula PD
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No. 9 Marina donates rescue boat to Eufaula PD
By JERRY FINK MANAGING EDITOR 
November 2, 2023
Ask and ye shall receive. But Eufaula Police Chief David Bryning didn’t think he would receive it so quickly. Bryning went to No. 9 Marina a couple of weeks ago looking for a used boat his department ...
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Checotah Stories from past
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Checotah Stories from past
November 2, 2023
Stories from the past 114 YEARS AGO Checotah Enquirer Friday, October 29, 1909 Serious Runaway Last Saturday evening about 5:30 o’clock a farmer who lives five and a half miles northeast of town had j...
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The Checotah 4H/ FFA Booster
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The Checotah 4H/ FFA Booster
November 2, 2023
The Checotah 4H/FFA Booster Club Pie Auction raised $11,900 to help the Checotah 4H and FFA livestock exhibitors with their show projects. They greatly appreciated all the support from the community.
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Turkey shoot, taco lunch rescheduled
November 2, 2023
The 14th annual Curtis Eugene Woodfork Turkey Shoot and the Indian Taco Lunch have been rescheduled for Saturday, Nov. 4. Rain last weekend forced the delay. The Turkey Shoot will be from 11 a.m. to 3...
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FFA team makes National Runner Up
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FFA team makes National Runner Up
By LADONNA RHODES STAFF WRITER 
November 2, 2023
The Checotah FFA Livestock Judging Team came in 2nd overall in the nation this past Saturday at the Mid-American Livestock Judging Contest in Hutchinson, Kansas. Team members consisted of Shayla Dismu...
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Class of Checotah marching season ends on high note
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Class of Checotah marching season ends on high note
By LADONNA RHODES STAFF WRITER 
November 2, 2023
The Class of Checotah traveled to Harrisonville, MO, for their last marching contest and literally ended their season on a high note -1st Place and Overall High Visual in their class. Band Director As...
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Oklahoma RD announces investment in two Historic All-Black Towns, Clearview and Rentiesville
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Oklahoma RD announces investment in two Historic All-Black Towns, Clearview and Rentiesville
November 2, 2023
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development Oklahoma State Director Kenneth Corn announced last week that USDA will invest $118,200 in Clearview and $50,000 in Rentiesville to support ...
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VETERANS DAY CELEBRATION
By Veterans Day Celebration to honor those who served 
November 2, 2023
-Friday, Nov. 10 at the Myrtle Frost Event Center -Breakfast starts at 7:30 a.m. and Assembly at 9 a.m. -Hosted by the Checotah FFA -A Veterans Parade will follow at 10:30 a.m.
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Checotah FFA Livestock Judging Team
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Checotah FFA Livestock Judging Team
November 2, 2023
Checotah FFA Livestock Judging Team has gone from State Champions at the Tulsa State Fair to National Runner Up. Team from L to R: Shayla Dismukes, Jade McPeak, Klaer Foreman, Chayda Carpenter. See st...
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Mrs. Ashley Hackler
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Mrs. Ashley Hackler
November 2, 2023
When Mrs. Ashley Hackler finally takes one day off during Red Ribbon Week, a look-alike Mrs. Hackler aka Mrs. Stephanie Stidham shows up to save the day.
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More student art murals to come
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More student art murals to come
By LADONNA RHODES STAFF WRITER 
November 2, 2023
A new mural went up at Lafayette and Broadway last week as part of the Creative Expressions Throughout Small Town Checotah. This mural was painted by a group from the Checotahs National Art Honor Soci...
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96-year-old ‘Granny’ Floyd honored for her volunteerism
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96-year-old ‘Granny’ Floyd honored for her volunteerism
By JERRY FINK MANAGING EDITOR 
November 2, 2023
Being a volunteer grandparent, mentoring school-age children, has kept 96-year-old Margaret Floyd young. After volunteering with the KI BOIS Foster Grandparent Program for the past 33 years, she shows...
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Sentences suspended as long as pair gets drug treatment
By JERRY FINK MANAGING EDITOR 
November 2, 2023
Over 12 months ago Jasper Eli Wade Reynolds, 34, and Shannie Renea Stokesberry, 48, were arrested following a highspeed chase in Checotah that began at the Walmart parking lot. They were arrested Sept...
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Woman arrested after attacking officers, others
By JERRY FINK MANAGING EDITOR 
November 2, 2023
Vamella Marie Banks, 38, of Checotah, is facing charges of assaulting a police officer and a medical care provider as well as malicious injury to property under $1,000 in value and resisting an office...
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Breast cancer awareness wrap dedicated to the late Joyce Glover and local survivors
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Breast cancer awareness wrap dedicated to the late Joyce Glover and local survivors
By LADONNA RHODES STAFF WRITER 
October 26, 2023
Local police chief Darren Glover is no stranger to breast cancer. He lost his mother, Joyce Glover, to breast cancer when she was only 59. So when lieutenant Marvin Harrell was getting new awareness w...
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“CHALK WALK”
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“CHALK WALK”
October 26, 2023
Domestic Violence Awareness
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Court Report
October 26, 2023
McIntosh County District Court Report Felony Cases Vamella Marie Banks: battery/assault & battery on police officer; assault & battery on medical care provider; malicious injury to property under $1,0...
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Checotah Intermediate students
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Checotah Intermediate students
October 26, 2023
Checotah Intermediate students, grades 3rd-5th, are having fun in the lunchroom this fall. Fridays are for fun, smiles and the chance to win some exciting prizes.
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Drummond files lawsuit against state virtual charter board members
October 26, 2023
OKLAHOMA CITY – Attorney General Gentner Drummond on Friday filed suit against the Oklahoma Statewide Virtual Charter School Board for approving what would be the nation’s first religious charter scho...
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Goodbye to Gary Lee Nichols
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Goodbye to Gary Lee Nichols
By SHAUNA BELYEU GENERAL MANAGER 
March 12, 2026
There are men who build businesses. And there are men who build communities. Gary Lee Nichols did both. For more than five decades, Gary wasn’t just the owner of grocery stores; he was a steady presen...
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Banning comments after tornado hits Beggs
March 12, 2026
OKLAHOMA CITY – Rep. Chris Banning, RBixby, released the following statement after tornadoes hit northeast Oklahoma Friday night: “The severe weather that moved through Oklahoma this weekend resulted ...
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Communities built through faith and determination
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Communities built through faith and determination
By STAFF WRITER 
March 12, 2026
On a cool Saturday morning, Feb. 28, in the closing days of Black History Month, the steeple of Mt. Olive Star Baptist Church in Checotah rose above a quiet gathering devoted to remembrance, faith and...
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5th Annual Green Run is March 14
March 12, 2026
The 5th Annual Green Run returns this Saturday at the Lake Eufaula Pavilion. This lively St. Patrick’s–themed event features a USATF-sanctioned 5K and a Fun Run, welcoming runners, walkers, families, ...
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Former OSBI investigator sentenced for multiple counts of sexual abuse of a minor
March 12, 2026
MUSKOGEE – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that Jordan Francis Toyne, age 37, of Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, was sentenced to 109 months in prison for ea...
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